Schedule

Saturday 14.06

    21:00
    TIFF.24
    +18

    The Ugly Stepsister

    TIFF.24

    In this twisted take on the classic Cinderella story, Elvira struggles to compete with her insanely beautiful stepsister. In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will go to any lengths to catch the Prince’s eye.

    Norway, Poland, Sweden, Denmark - 2025
    110 minute
    Full Moon
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Thursday 19.06

    18:00
    Q&A with director Pablo Hernando
    Pornit

    A Whale

    Q&A with director Pablo Hernando

    Ingrid is a hired killer with a special power: she can use the darkness to enter a parallel world and reappear somewhere else in the real world. This allows her to get into the homes of her victims and get out again without leaving any trace.

    Spain, Italy - 2024
    108 minute
    Full Moon
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    20:30
    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments

    Q&A with actors Eszter Tompa, Gabriel Spahiu, Adonis Tanța, Oana Mardare, producer Alex Teodorescu, production manager Vlad Semenescu, production coordinatior Cristiana Popescu, executive producer Ramona Grama and post-production supervisor Viorel Chesaru
    Pornit

    Kontinental '25

    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments

    Q&A with actors Eszter Tompa, Gabriel Spahiu, Adonis Tanța, Oana Mardare, producer Alex Teodorescu, production manager Vlad Semenescu, production coordinatior Cristiana Popescu, executive producer Ramona Grama and post-production supervisor Viorel Chesaru

    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments 

    România, Brazil, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Luxembourg - 2025
    109 minute
    Romanian Days
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Friday 20.06

    16:00
    Q&A with director Fabrice Du Welz
    +18
    Pornit

    Maldoror

    Q&A with director Fabrice Du Welz

    When two girls go missing, Paul Chartier, an impulsive young police recruit, is assigned to Maldoror. This secret unit has been set up to monitor a dangerous sex offender.

    Belgium, France - 2024
    155 minute
    Full Moon
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    19:00
    Q&A with Felix Lepădatu and Raluca Regiulis (VFX), Angi Instrate (finances), Adriana Răcășan (secondar director), Carmen Rizac (Avanpost postproduction coordinator), Vlad Rădulescu (Avanpost co-producer), Ștefan Panea (Music), Bogdan Crăciun (producer), Toma Velio (operator), Alex Pintică (editor), Silva Helena Schmidt, Gabriel Gheorghe, Ionuț Caras, Mircea Andreescu (actors)
    Pornit

    The Spruce Forest

    Q&A with Felix Lepădatu and Raluca Regiulis (VFX), Angi Instrate (finances), Adriana Răcășan (secondar director), Carmen Rizac (Avanpost postproduction coordinator), Vlad Rădulescu (Avanpost co-producer), Ștefan Panea (Music), Bogdan Crăciun (producer), Toma Velio (operator), Alex Pintică (editor), Silva Helena Schmidt, Gabriel Gheorghe, Ionuț Caras, Mircea Andreescu (actors)

    Inspired by the tragedy of Fântâna Albă on April 1, 1941, the film recounts the fate of a Romanian community in Bessarabia, massacred in a desperate attempt to find refuge from the Soviet occupation.

    România, Republic of Moldova - 2025
    75 minute
    Romanian Days
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    21:00
    Q&A with actor Robert Iovan and producer Tudor Reu
    Pornit

    Traffic

    Q&A with actor Robert Iovan and producer Tudor Reu

    Natalia and Ginel leave their small Romanian Danube village to work abroad in a big Flemish city. When she is assaulted, Natalia asks Iţă, a friend from home turned into a crook, to help her. Iţă uses the opportunity to make an unexpected proposition...

    România, Belgium, Netherlands - 2024
    126 minute
    Romanian Days
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